Rodney King remembered at funeral

LOS ANGELES - Rodney King was remembered in Los Angeles on Saturday as a forgiving man who bore the scars of his infamous beating with dignity.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery, said that King never showed bitterness to the officers who beat him.

"People should not be judged by the mistakes that they make, but by how they rise above them," Sharpton said. "Rodney had risen above his mistakes, he never mocked anyone, not the police, not the justice system, not anyone."

"He became a symbol of forgiveness," Sharpton said.

The funeral came nearly two weeks after King was found dead at the bottom of the pool at his Rialto, Calif., home on June 17. He was 47.

His death is being treated as an accidental drowning but authorities are awaiting autopsy results.

King became famous after his beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was captured on videotape and broadcast worldwide.

The images of the grainy video became a symbol of police brutality.

More than a year later, four officers charged with felony assault in the beating were acquitted. The verdict sparked one of the most costly and deadly race riots in U.S. history.